The Roy Haynes Fountian of Youth Band

The Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band NEA Jazz Master drummer Roy Haynes is the pulse of legendary jazz. For over 50 years Haynes has influenced and innovated, shaping some of the greatest recordings in jazz while his joyous drumming with the legends of the genre altered the very fabric and direction of jazz improvisation. Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, Sarah Vaughn, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Pat Metheny - the list goes on and on as does Roy’s unflagging energy and marvelous invention. With his latest group of 20-something cohorts - saxophonist Jaleel Shaw, pianist Martin Bejerano, and bassist David Wong - Roy sends his “Hard Swing” to a timeless place.

Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band

NEA Jazz Master drummer Roy Haynes is the pulse of legendary jazz. For over 50 years Roy Haynes has influenced and innovated, shaping some of the greatest recordings in jazz while his joyous drumming with the legends of the genre altered the very fabric and direction of jazz improvisation. Louis Armstrong. Lester Young. Charlie Parker. Thelonius Monk. John Coltrane. Sarah Vaughn. Miles Davis. Dizzy Gillespie. Bud Powell. Ella Fitzgerald. Stan Getz. Chick Corea. Pat Metheny. The list goes on and on as does Roy’s unflagging energy and marvelous invention.

With his latest group of 20-something cohorts - saxophonist Jaleel Shaw, pianist Martin Bejerano, and bassist David Won - Roy sends his “Hard Swing” to a timeless place. Haynes elevates the performances of his FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH BAND matching fire stroke for fire stroke, thrill for thrill, a tremendous give and take between the generations fueled by masterful musicianship and youthful abandon.

Alternate 2nd paragraph: Haynes's Fountain of Youth Band of 20-something sidemen--saxophonist Jaleel Shaw, pianist Martin Bejerano, and bassist David Wong--scramble to keep up with their 91-years-young bandleader, as he performs with a breathless display of swingin' prowess. The Boston Globe says, "Calling Roy Haynes a bridge from jazz's past to its present doesn't really do the drum legend justice…Haynes keeps shaping jazz's future."

For more than six decades, he has led his own successful groups, and along the way has played with the likes of Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Billy Taylor, and Miles Davis. Come and watch as Haynes's Fountain of Youth Band of 20-something sidemen--saxophonist Jaleel Shaw, pianist Martin Bejerano, and bassist David Wong--scramble to keep up with their 85-years-young bandleader, as he performs with a breathless display of swingin' prowess. The Boston Globe says, "Calling Roy Haynes a bridge from jazz's past to its present doesn't really do the drum legend justice…Haynes keeps shaping jazz's future."

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